What is/are the consequence/consequences of a country becoming the member of the Nuclear Suppliers G

Question

What is/are the consequence/consequences of a country becoming the member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group? It will have access to the latest and most efficient nuclear technologies.It automatically becomes a member of The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Membership of the NSG means:Access to technology for a range of uses from medicine to building nuclear power plants for India from the NSG, which is essentially a traders’ cartel. India has its own indigenously developed technology but to get its hands on state-of-the-art technology that countries within the NSG possess, it has to become part of the group. Hence, statement 1 is correct.With India committed to reducing dependence on fossil fuels and ensuring that 40% of its energy is sourced from renewable and clean sources, there is a pressing need to scale up nuclear power production. This can only happen if India gains access to the NSG. Even if India today can buy power plants from the global market thanks to the one-time NSG waiver in 2008, there are still many types of technologies India can be denied as it is outside the NSG.India could sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and gain access to all this know-how, but that would mean giving up its entire nuclear arsenal. Given that it is situated in an unstable and unpredictable neighbourhood, India is unlikely to sign the NPT or accede to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) that puts curbs on any further nuclear tests.With access to the latest technology, India can commercialize the production of nuclear power equipment. This, in turn, will boost innovation and high-tech manufacturing in India and can be leveraged for economic and strategic benefits.Statement 2 is not correct: Adherence to one or more of the NPT, the Treaties of Pelindaba, Rarotonga, Tlatelolco, Bangkok, Semipalatinsk or an equivalent international nuclear non-proliferation agreement, and full compliance with the obligations of such agreement(s); hence, it does not automatically become a member of NPT. Support of international efforts towards non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and of their delivery vehicles.Source: Business Standard